Lingua straniera inglese

Inglesea: esercizi di inglese

Picture e abbinamenti

Inglesea first or basic approach about a picture cannot start from: Picture shine

Abbina le due frasi: "He's wearing a baseball cap.": He might be an American

Abbina le due frasi: "He's looking at job adverts in the newspaper.": He might not have a job.

Question tags

Add question tags to the following statement: I needn't wait any longer: need I

Add question tags to the following statement: The fire wasn't started deliberately: was it

Add question tags to the following statement: There weren't any mosquitoes: were there

Add question tags to the following statement: You could come at short notice: couldn't

Add question tags to the following statement: You'd come if I needed help: wouldn't you

Add to the following sentences the most appropriate question tag: Ann isn't at home: is she

Add to the following sentences the most appropriate question tag: This will fit in your pocket: won't it

Add to the following sentences the most appropriate question tag: You won't tell anyone: will you

Add to the following sentences the most appropriate question tag: His mother's very proud of him

Vocabulary e definizioni

Admire: Admiration

A cinema is a place where films ___: are shown

America ___ by Columbus in 1492: was discovered

Appear: Appearance

Apply: Application

Arrange: Arrangement

Assist: assistance

Be careful of the dog. It ___ you: Might bite an abstract speech

Completa la definizione con l'opzione corretta: 'A phoneme is …': sound able to differentiate meaning

Completa la definizione con l'opzione corretta: 'IPA is …': a system of symbols used to represent the sounds of spoken language

Completa la frase con l'opzione corretta: 'Swapping allophones …': changes the pronunciation but not the meaning of the word

Completa la frase con la parola esatta: 'A DJ is _____ who plays dance music.': someone

Completa la definizione con la parola esatta: 'Overweight' is _____ 'fat', but it's more polite: like

Tempi verbali

Completa la frase con i tempi verbali corretti: 'I _______ tomorrow with the 9 o'clock train.': am leaving

Completa la frase con i tempi verbali corretti: 'We ______ anything special last night'.': didn't do

Completa la frase con i tempi verbali corretti: 'She _______ pass the exam because she _______ studied enough.': didn't / hadn't

Completa la frase con i tempi verbali corretti: 'The referee _______ the player a yellow card because he _______ his shirt.': gave / had taken off

Completa la frase con i tempi verbali corretti: 'The movie _______ so boring that we _______ the cinema 30 minutes earlier.': was / left

Completa la frase con i tre tempi narrativi corretti: 'I _______ when I _______ the doorbell, but when I opened nobody _______ there.': was cooking / heard / was

Completa la frase con i tre tempi narrativi corretti: 'When I _______ the door they _______ already _______ dinner.': opened / had had

Completa la frase con i tre tempi narrativi corretti: 'I _______ off the bike while I _______ back home.': fell off / was going

Completa la frase con i tre tempi narrativi corretti: 'I _______ when I _______ because someone _______ my name out loud.': was walking / stopped / was calling

Completa la frase con i tre tempi narrativi corretti: 'The player ______ a yellow card because he ______ his shirt.': got / took off

Linker

Completa la frase con il linker adatto: I always write words down in my notebook _______ I don't forget them.: so that

Completa la frase con il linker adatto: I want to improve my English _______ I will need it in my job very soon.: because

Completa la frase con il linker adatto: Sales of CDs have experienced a small but steady fall over the past 12 months. ____________, vinyl records have seen an increase in their share of the market, up to 1,7%.: in contrast

Completa la frase con il linker adatto: It is a very large city. _______ , you have to use public transport a lot.: so

Completa la frase con il linker adatto: It was announced that nurses' working hours would be increased by 25%. ____________ even fewer trainee nurses are expected to join the profession.: as a result

Verbi modali

Completa la frase con il modale corretto: If I had time, I __ help you with the work.: could

Completa la frase con il modale corretto: She ______ have gone on holiday. She's got too much work to do.: can’t

Completa la frase con il modale corretto: She _____ have eaten that whole bar of chocolate herself - it was very big!: can’t

Completa la frase con il modale corretto: She ___ have stolen the money, she was abroad.: couldn't

Completa la frase con il modale corretto: She ___ travel next year.: will be able to

Completa la frase con il modale corretto: Sorry, I ___ help you now.: can’t

Completa la frase con il modale corretto: It was very foolish of him to run after the robber. He ______ have been killed.: could

Completa la frase con il modale corretto: When I was younger, I ___ run 10 km.: could

Quantifier, periodo ipotetico e comparativi

Completa la frase con il quantifier appropriato: I packed __________ clothes because we're staying for two weeks: a lot of

Completa la frase con il quantifier appropriato: We didn't have __________ problems during our trip. Everything went well: many

Completa la frase con la forma del periodo ipotetico appropriata: He ________ more money if he ________ so many clothes: d have / didn't buy

Completa la frase con la forma del periodo ipotetico appropriata: If you _______ water and electricity, you _______ a shock: mix / get

Completa la frase con la forma del periodo ipotetico appropriata: If the weather ________, we ________ a picnic: doesn't improve / won't have

Completa la frase con la forma del periodo ipotetico appropriata: If you _______ a map, as I told you, we _________ lost now: had taken / wouldn't be

Completa la frase con la forma del periodo ipotetico appropriata: She ______ the exam if she _______ harder: would have passed / had studied

Completa la frase con la forma del comparativo appropriata: Black cabs in London are ________ than other taxis: more expensive than

Completa la frase con la forma del superlativo appropriata: I think we should take this case. It's _____ one that we have: the biggest

Completa la frase con la forma del comparativo appropriata: It's usually _______ here in June than it is in May: hotter

Completa la frase con la forma del superlativo appropriata: It's ________ been to. The sea looks amazing: the most beautiful beach I've ever

Completa la frase con la forma del superlativo appropriata: Sean is ____ actor in the group, but he's _____ singer: the worst / the best

Frasi e forme verbali

Completa la frase con la parola esatta: 'Henry VIII ______ in 1547: died

Completa la frase con la parola esatta: 'I ______ from Rome to Naples in 6 hours because my car _____ down.': drove / broke

Completa la frase con Must, Have to, Mustn't o Don't have to: She ___________ work late yesterday to finish the project: had to

Completa la frase con Must, Have to, Mustn't o Don't have to: You ___________ smoke here. It's a non-smoking area: mustn’t

Completa la frase con Must, Have to, Mustn't o Don't have to: We ___________ be late again, or the boss will get really angry: mustn’t

Completa la frase con un gerundio o un infinito: I'm really looking forward _______ you at the weekend: to seeing

Completa la frase con un gerundio o un infinito: I finally stopped _______ . I feel much better now!: smoking

Completa la frase con un gerundio o un infinito: The thing I love the most _______ at the weekend is sleeping: doing

Completa la frase con un gerundio o un infinito: Did you remember _______ the door before ______ ?: to lock / leaving

Completa la frase con un gerundio o un infinito: John and his wife agreed ________ about the problems he had at work: not to worry

Completa con la forma passiva corretta: The hotel _______ when it was burgled.: was being renovated

Completa con la forma passiva corretta: _______ she will now enter the race to become the next American president.: It is believed that

Reported speech

Change the following statements into the reported speech: "I have something to show you", I said to her: I told her that I had something to show her

Change the following statements into the reported speech: "I'll come with you as soon as I'm ready", she replied: she said that she had come with me as soon she was ready

Change the following statements into the reported speech: "I'm going away tomorrow", he said: He said that he was going to go away tomorrow

Change the following statements into the reported speech: "I've been in London for a month but I haven't had time to visit the Tower", said Rupert: Rupert said that he had been in London for a month but hadn't had the time to visit the tower

Change the following statements into the reported speech: "We have a lift but very often it doesn't work", they said: They said that they had a lift but that very often it didn't work

Can, could, may e should

Choose between can / could / may / should + each action verb given in the brackets in order to complete the sentences: Mike __ (have) parties at home because he lived in a big house: Could have

Choose between can / could / may / should + each action verb given in the brackets in order to complete the sentences: It's possible I ____ (go) to the club dinner tonight: May go

Choose between can / could / may / should + each action verb given in the brackets in order to complete the sentences: I ___ (lend) you a comb if you need it, Jane: Can lend

Choose between can / could / may / should + each action verb given in the brackets in order to complete the sentences: Vickie ___ (be) here in less than thirty minutes, because there's no traffic at all: Should be

Choose between can / could / may / should + each action verb given in the brackets in order to complete the sentences: If Mary had her working Visa, she ____ (live) in the USA: Could live

Consiglio, opinione, obbligo o necessità

Choose the best option in order to decide if any sentence can represent advice, opinion, obligation or necessity to do something: That new vacuum cleaner looks great. I _____ (buy) it: Must buy

Choose the best option in order to decide if any sentence can represent advice, opinion, obligation or necessity to do something: Tom ____ (complete) his project by the end of term or the teacher will be angry: Has to complete

Choose the best option in order to decide if any sentence can represent advice, opinion, obligation or necessity to do something: Farrah ____ (open) the windows, because there's a lovely day outside: Should open

Choose the best option in order to decide if any sentence can represent advice, opinion, obligation or necessity to do something: There was ice on the road this morning, but it has melted now. Driving _____ (be) easier now: Should be

Choose the best option in order to decide if any sentence can represent advice, opinion, obligation or necessity to do something: She left a long time ago. She ____ (be) there by now: Should be

Phrasal verbs e verbi di preferenza

Choose the correct verb in order to set the proper Phrasal Verbs followed by in. I have always ____ in something: Believe

Choose the correct option/form of Verbs of preference. I look forward to you ___ at the airport: Seeing

Choose the correct option/form of Verbs of preference. If you agree ____, just bring some cold cola, because it will be hot: to come

Choose the correct option/form of Verbs of preference. I would prefer ____ to a film rather than watch TV: To go

Choose the correct option/form of Verbs of preference: your siblings want you ___ somewhere safe: To go

Verbi irregolari

• Choose the right form of irregular verb: to be / was-were / been
• Choose the right form of irregular verb: to catch / caught / caught
• Choose the right form of irregular verb: to drink / drank / drunk
• Choose the right form of irregular verb: to eat / ate / eaten
• Choose the right form of irregular verb: to read / read / read

Aggettivi descrittivi

Choose the right option can describe the following sentence. A person who never wants to do any work is _____: Lazy

Choose the right option can describe the following sentence. A person who is always in a hurry to get things done is: Impatient

Choose the right option can describe the following sentence. A person who always believes good things will happen is _____: Optimistic

Choose the right option can describe the following sentence. A person who wants to be more successful than others: Competitive

Choose the right option can describe the following sentence. A person who uses words in a clever and funny way is ____: Witty

Past continuous

Choose the right sentence, according to the past continuous form: It was a fine day and the roads were crowded because a lot of people are rushing to the seaside

Choose the right sentence, according to the past continuous form: There was a strong smell and the sound of frying. Obviously Mrs Jones was cooking fish

Choose the right sentence, according to the past continuous form: He watched the children for a moment. Some of them were bathing in the sea, others were looking for shells, others

Choose the right sentence, according to the past continuous tense: Two children were playing on the sand and two fishermen were leaning against an upturned boat.

Present continuous

Choose the right sentence, according to the present continuous form: My brother is going to be released on Tuesday. I'm meeting him outside the prison

Choose the right sentence, according to the present continuous form: My grandparents are celebrating their golden wedding next week

Choose the right sentence, according to the present continuous tense: This fire is going out. Is somebody bringing more coal?

Choose the right sentence, according to the present continuous tense: Why are you typing so fast? You are making a lot of mistakes.

Present perfect

Choose the right sentence, according to the present perfect tense, and fill the spaces by repeating the auxiliary: Has he